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Re: Standard of Refereeing
« Reply #1140 on: March 20, 2026, 01:35:35 PM »
The Italian ref last night, Davide Massa, was the best I think I've seen at Villa Park for a long time. Control of the game and players without wanting to be the star of the show. The complete opposite we see most games.

PFMOL is just a personal cash cow for Howard Webb. The sooner the contract is removed from them the better. It's not as if it's a referees' organisation, it's a private limited company. Most refs are freelance so it makes little difference to them who pays them their £250k.

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Re: Standard of Refereeing
« Reply #1141 on: March 20, 2026, 01:47:15 PM »
What I'd like to see at corners is what some grassroots refs tell kids - if you carry on wrestling the ref will give the first offence he sees when the ball is in play so either a free kick or a penalty. It would never happen in the Premier League though.

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Re: Standard of Refereeing
« Reply #1142 on: Today at 07:35:21 AM »
What I'd like to see at corners is what some grassroots refs tell kids - if you carry on wrestling the ref will give the first offence he sees when the ball is in play so either a free kick or a penalty. It would never happen in the Premier League though.
Exactly what I said to my son last night.

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Re: Standard of Refereeing
« Reply #1143 on: Today at 07:49:15 AM »
The wrestling at corners - first time it happens the captains are both warned, happens again the offending team(s) captains are booked…soon self police. 
I used to do that when I reffed junior football: worked a treat, particularly when I made sure parents had heard the warning from me.

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Re: Standard of Refereeing
« Reply #1144 on: Today at 01:04:40 PM »
The cheek of those ****** Man U complaining to PGMOL about not getting a penalty against Bournemouth. The team that across time have been awarded more shit dodgy late penalties than every team on earth combined. Wankers of the highest order.

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Re: Standard of Refereeing
« Reply #1145 on: Today at 01:18:05 PM »
The media are lapping it up as well.

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Re: Standard of Refereeing
« Reply #1146 on: Today at 02:13:53 PM »
And now Plop having an offside call going against them. Tsunami of papers all questioning refs and var incoming, even though our players wonder what an earth a "penalty" is.

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Re: Standard of Refereeing
« Reply #1147 on: Today at 03:03:06 PM »
The media are lapping it up as well.

I’m guessing they are not asking PGMOL to review this however

https://x.com/eplbible/status/2035257867985432600?s=46

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Re: Standard of Refereeing
« Reply #1148 on: Today at 03:14:12 PM »
You’re allowed to push people over now apparently.

 


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